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Sunday, September 14, 2014

No Avoiding Destiny

Theo stopped by for a day on his way back from 2 weeks of leave, weeks that he chose to spend touring the more popular spots in Jordan and Israel - you know, Petra, Wadi Rum, Eilat, the Dead Sea, Masada, Jerusalem.

Excuse me for a minute while I kvell over my eldest's excellent taste in vacation options. I mean, really - he's 23. Shouldn't he be lolling on a beach or getting drunk in a pub somewhere?

Camels

So he had a one-day layover here and he brought everyone souvenirs from the Middle East. Those are in addition to the ones he had already brought back from his 2 trips to Morocco and the one trip to Tunisia (yes, Theo IS well-traveled and I AM jealous). What with all this globe-trotting of his, I now have a fine collection of miniature camels, in leather and metal and wood. Camels standing, camels kneeling, camels that double as earring holders.

More camels

And there, my friends, is the rub. I have observed over the past few decades that people who are drawn to collecting a certain animal (or representations thereof) tend to, well, resemble that animal. A lot. Think about it - it's a simple corollary of the "dogs look like their owners" theorem, really. And now that we have Facebook, with people posting pictures of their favorite animals ALL THE TIME? I have amassed mounting evidence to support my theory.

So! Camels. I love my son and I adore that he thinks to bring me presents, but - quite frankly - I am starting to worry. Is it only a matter of time until I start to resemble these creatures that are taking over my home? I mean, have I ever mentioned that I have a slight overbite? And fairly long eyelashes?

7 comments:

I think you only resemble the animals that YOU choose to collect. Theo has chosen for you; therefore, you are freed from any obligation to drink gallons of water and store them on your body. Plus I'd like to point out that your camels don't spit. ;)Having seen an excellent documentary about Masada, I am thrilled that your son was able to go there in person. Wise choice, Theo!

I love all the camels! I hope we don't resemble our collections: I seem to have collected ceramic items of various animals: whale teapot, carousel tea kettle, cow butter dish, rooster pitcher. There are no good choices there.

Funny how someone else unthinkingly starts a collection for you; which everyone else notices - because how could they not notice that you have a collection of camels? - and then they proceed to add to your collection.

How wonderful of him!Camels are also resilient, speedy and bear a lot of burdens to help people...so maybe that's what he was focused on?Cool that you raised a son with such good taste in his vacation plans.

About Me

6 children, 1 husband (I'm boring that way). Here are the kids by name and age, to make it easy on you:
Theo (26), Anna (24), David (20), Brian (18), Rachel (15), and Susie (12, and now taller than I am).
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